EMD F59PHI

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The EMD F59PHI is a streamlined diesel-electric passenger locomotive widely used in North American intercity and commuter rail services.

Observed surface forms (4)


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diesel-electric locomotive
passenger locomotive
streamlined locomotive
aspiration turbocharged
brakeType air brakes
buildDateEnd early 2000s
buildDateStart 1994
builderModel F59PHI
controlType multiple-unit control
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
cylinderCount 12
designFeature full-width cowl body
integrated head-end power system
streamlined cab nose
engineType two-stroke diesel
fuelType diesel fuel
gauge standard gauge
headEndPowerOutput 800 kW
introduced 1994
manufacturer Electro-Motive Division
Electro-Motive Division
surface form: General Motors Electro-Motive Division
maximumSpeed 110 mph
177 km/h
operator Amtrak
Amtrak California
Caltrans
Metrolink (Southern California)
surface form: Metrolink

Sound Transit
Via Rail
surface form: VIA Rail Canada

West Coast Express
powerOutput 2200 kW
3000 hp
powerType diesel-electric
precededBy EMD F59PHI self-linksurface differs
surface form: EMD F59PH
primaryUse commuter rail service
intercity rail service
passenger service
primeMover EMD 12-710G3C-EC
relatedModel EMD F59PHI self-linksurface differs
surface form: EMD F59PH
successorModel EMD F125
trackGauge 1435 mm
trainHeating head-end power
UICClassification Bo′Bo′
usedForService commuter rail
intercity passenger
usedInCountry Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
usedInRegion North America
wheelArrangement B-B

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

DE30AC locomotive designedBy EMD F59PHI
this entity surface form: Electro-Motive Division engineers
this entity surface form: EMD F59PHI (historical)
EMD F59PHI precededBy EMD F59PHI self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: EMD F59PH
EMD F59PHI relatedModel EMD F59PHI self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: EMD F59PH
this entity surface form: Amtrak California F59PHI locomotives